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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

A vertical farm built inside a greenhouse in Texas can produce hundreds of thousands of heads of lettuce with significantly less energy than usual

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An emaciated cow stands at the bottom of the water pan that has been dried up for 4 months in Iresteno, a bordering town with Ethiopia, on September 1, 2022. - The devastating Horn of Africa drought is set to get even worse with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the UN's weather agency forecasted, fearing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are already going through their worst drought for 40 years and another poor rainy season is now highly likely, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Horn of Africa drought is set to become the region’s worst on record

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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Mycelium of mushroom. Mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's root tissues. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association. Mycorhize. - Image ID: BDF3AY (RF)

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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A seed growing from the wooden carrier

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Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet

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Person milking a cow

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Milk may have fuelled a growth spurt in ancient Europeans

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Vegan burger

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Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report

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Two people spreading fertiliser in rows of cabbage plants

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Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser

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A herd of cows with GPS transmitters. Dairy cows with GPS collars - stock photo

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Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences

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A vehicle travels along a flooded street after

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How California can capture stormwater to fight off the drought

With atmospheric rivers drenching the US west coast, researchers are testing methods to capture as much stormwater as possible to replenish depleted aquifers

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Feeding farm by-products to livestock could boost our food supply

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Plant-based hot foam kills weeds as effectively as chemical spray

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Bioengineered plants help produce moth pheromones for pest control

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Half of newly irrigated land is in water-stressed areas

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